A Comparative Study of the Effects of Metallic, Nonmetallic, and Sonic Instrumentation on Titanium Abutment Surfaces

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 96-100

  Hallmon, William W ^a   Waldrop, Thomas C ^b   Meffert, Roland M ^c   Wade, Byron W ^d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d Ramstein Air Base   (Germany)

Author keywords

Implant; Instrumentation; Maintenance; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

METAL; PLASTIC; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL SCALING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; METALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLASTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0029680187     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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